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Roadster Rich · 12-25-2012, 10:50 AM

As the work goes on on my other thread "dropping the pan", I have a question for you engine experts.

Here is a picture of my connecting rod nuts holding the cap.
Rear Cork Seal 45.jpg
They are not the typical castle nuts. When I did the engine work back in '66, my dad got these nuts for me from his business.

The question is, do you think I should recheck the torque on all of the connecting rods now, and what torque should they be?

All seems quite tight. Turning the front pulley back and forth shows no discernable slop at all. Just want to know if you think I should torque these and the main bearing caps?

12-25-2012, 10:50 AM	#1
Roadster Rich Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alpharetta, Georgia (Atlanta) Posts: 272	Connecting Rod Torque As the work goes on on my other thread "dropping the pan", I have a question for you engine experts. Here is a picture of my connecting rod nuts holding the cap. Rear Cork Seal 45.jpg They are not the typical castle nuts. When I did the engine work back in '66, my dad got these nuts for me from his business. The question is, do you think I should recheck the torque on all of the connecting rods now, and what torque should they be? All seems quite tight. Turning the front pulley back and forth shows no discernable slop at all. Just want to know if you think I should torque these and the main bearing caps?